How to Use Christmas in a Sentence

Christmas

noun
  • Who but a Christmas elf would wear bright red and green?
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 2024-04-04
  • Just got off to a bad start and were out of it by Christmas.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The child asked for a box of the Topps cards for Christmas.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2025-03-21
  • Ben was with his kids for Christmas and Jennifer with hers.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 2025-01-08
  • Opening day of the season may as well have been Christmas.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2024-04-04
  • The couple hopes to move into their house by Christmas.
    — Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 2024-08-15
  • Leno joked that the title was too morose for a Christmas gift, and moved on.
    — Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 2024-08-16
  • Which city in the US is home to the world’s largest Christmas light maze? 5.
    — CNN, 2023-11-30
  • And as for the other lessons that Netflix may have in store for us this Christmas?
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2024-11-12
  • The Queen of Christmas is hitting the road for the holidays once again!
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 2023-10-02
  • One Christmas, my parents gave us part of an IVF round as a present.
    — Annie Daly, Allure, 2024-07-09
  • From flocked Christmas trees to sparkling yard decor, this lineup makes festive decorating easy and stress-free.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Super Bowl of the offseason is like Christmas in April for me.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2024-04-25
  • Although Christmas is behind it, one of the biggest days of the year for Ski Dubai is just around the corner.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2025-01-08
  • Mitchell was released on $5,000 bond shortly before Christmas.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Japanese bombers came at the city in waves over 11 days during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Let’s ruin the Hayneses’ Christmas!
    — Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Since 2023, the NFL stepped on the NBA's Christmas Day plans with three games.
    — Jim Sergent, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Blacks began dating in 2021 and didn’t waste time getting engaged on Christmas Day that year in front of their families.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Considering shipping is expected by October, this would make a pretty special Christmas gift.
    — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After the apple and pumpkin seasons, O’Halloran’s pivots to selling Christmas trees, Rodriguez said.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Three spectacular divisional matchups on Christmas Day… that will all be broadcast on either Netflix or Amazon Prime.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In July of this year, there were 62,075 job cuts announced, according to a report by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
    — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The Detroit Sandwich Week is a five-day event with a mission to support local businesses during the period between Christmas and New Year’s.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • After fulfilling the accidental want of a girl named Vira, Christmas, winter symbols, and the magical powers of the wizards, disappear from people’s memories.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The movie, which will debut during Hallmark’s 16th annual Countdown to Christmas, also celebrates the Opry’s 100th year.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
  • With ratings agencies such as Fitch downgrading ASDA’s debt profile, the scale of rollbacks may lessen by Christmas if sales don’t improve, as the firm may not want to risk further rating downgrades or liquidity strains.
    — John Choong, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • And Sweeney will be in theaters on Christmas Day with Lionsgate’s high-profile The Housemaid, a psychological thriller filmmaker Paul Feig that also stars Amanda Seyfried.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
  • She's since earned onscreen credits for Quasi (2023), A Christmas in New Hope (2024), Doctor Odyssey, and Due West (2025).
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Beyoncé Bowl Beyoncé saved her first Cowboy Carter-era performance for Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL halftime show in Houston.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025

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